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						  This medium size (12 
						inches high by 24 inches wide) cultivar of unidentified parentage was registered in 1999 by 
												Steve Chamberlain of New York. It has medium green foliage and 
						bears fragrant, pale lavender flowers in July. 
 According to
				
							The Hostapedia by Mark Zilis (2009), "...described...as having a "very unique floral 
						display"..."
 
  
			 
 The 
				Hosta Journal,  (2006 Vol. 37 No. 2),  contained an 
						article in which several
						
						Hostaphiles were asked to give a brief list of their
						favorite 
						hosta flowers. This plant was included in that list.
  
						
						 An article about favorite flowering hostas by
						Steve Chamberlain  in 
			The 
				Hosta Journal (2006 Vol. 37 No. 2) says, "My four 
favorites are: (1) H. plantaginea  - when it blossoms, there is just nothing like it. 
Size, purity of white, fragrance! (2) H. ventricosa   - the ark purple gets me every 
time. (3) H. 'Academy Flora' - the pale lavender flowers are arrayed 360° around the 
short scapes. You can grow this one for the flowers in a non-hosta garden. (4) H. 
'Matthew J. Walton' - an H. ventricosa hybrid...with very large leaves and very 
large bell-shaped blooms. The color isn't quite as dark as the species, but the 
scapes are fairly tall and the flowers spectacular."  
			 
  
  
  
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